Odmar Færø (born 1 November 1989) is a Faroese

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who plays as a

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for KÍ. Færø has represented the

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and previously played for

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and Banks O' Dee.

Career

Færø played his youth football in Scotland where his father, ex-Faroese international player Oddmar, worked as a dentist. He was called up to the Faroe Islands U19 squad in 2006 while still a player at Highland League side,

. Færø moved to the Faroe Islands at the age of 17, joining

. Færø returned to Scotland in 2011 to attend

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on a sports scholarship, and signed for Scottish club

in August 2012. He stayed at Forfar Athletic until June 2014, making 21 appearances. Færø made his full debut for the

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against

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in September 2012, becoming the first ''Loons'' player to earn an international cap. He rejoined B36 in June 2014, moving on to become National Champions in

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. Færø spent the early part of 2016 at Scottish

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side Banks O' Dee and was named their player of the year before returning to B36 in June 2016. In

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he led his team to win the National Cup in a very dramatic final. He has played two matches for B36 Tórshavn in the

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(First qualifying round) in July 2012 against Linfield. He then played two matches for B36 in the 2014–15 Europa League first qualifying round, again against Linfield. In 2018–19

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he captained his team to reach 2nd qualifying round, where

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was too strong an opponent. On 3 September 2019, Færø agreed to signed for KÍ on a contract starting 1 January 2020.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.''

References

External links

*
Odmar Færø on FaroeSoccer.com (Landsdystir means matches for the national teams of the Faroe Islands, including the youth national teams)Football.fo - a list of all Faroese football players who have been capped for the national team of the Faroe Islands.
1989 births Living people People from Tórshavn Faroese footballers Faroe Islands international footballers Faroese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Scotland B36 Tórshavn players Brøndby IF players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Keith F.C. players Banks O' Dee F.C. players KÍ Klaksvík players Association football central defenders Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Faroe Islands youth international footballers Faroese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Faroe Islands Premier League players {{Faroes-footy-bio-stub